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Why didn\'t you bet 5th? You have the best low draw and likely the best high hand, your are ripping him in both directions.

3rd: You have to complete here. Too passive.

There is a 3, 5, 7 and two spades dead on 3rd and we hold a 1 gapper, 635 with 2 spades. Raising 3rd is not out of the question but calling is just fine and seeing how our draw develops in 4th with the 8 already limping. In low stakes games it\'s going to be correct to keep the pot small on the early streets with such a hand to see if we catch good on 4th. Such opponents usually \"plow through\" 4th street (aka call no matter what they catch) and by keeping the pot small on 3rd we make their 4th street calls incorrect.

Wow, hate this fold! You have outs both ways, you have a strong low draw, you might still be good for high, and you have scoop outs! Given that this is a passive game I would have just bet 5th even though the guy caught well, he can easily have paired up or started with a ridiculous hand and only have four to a low and you have a good draw both ways.

-DeathDonkey

7 Card Stud *High-Low* ($2/$4), Ante $0.40, Bring-In $0.50

*3rd Street* - (1.40 SB )

jmjohnson26: xx xx 8d___calls___calls
tony07: xx xx 7s___folds
BeNice284: 6s 3c 5s___calls___calls
moomies: xx xx 5c___completes
lejej: xx xx 2d___*brings-in*___calls
vidablick: xx xx 3s___folds
browncrease: xx xx Jc___folds

*4th Street* - (5.40 SB )

jmjohnson26: xx xx 8d 2h___calls
BeNice284: 6s 3c 5s 5d___*bets*
moomies: xx xx 5c Qd___folds
lejej: xx xx 2d 5h___calls

*5th Street* - (4.20 BB )

jmjohnson26: xx xx 8d 2h Ts___checks
BeNice284: 6s 3c 5s 5d 7h___*checks*
lejej: xx xx 2d 5h 6d___checks

*6th Street* - (4.20 BB )

jmjohnson26: xx xx 8d 2h Ts As___bets
BeNice284: 6s 3c 5s 5d 7h Jd___*checks*___folds
lejej: xx xx 2d 5h 6d Th___checks___calls<br><br>Post edited by: Paul B, at: 2007/02/15 14:21

3rd: You have to complete here. Too passive.

4th: I don\'t like the bet. Your hand is too transparent with all the 5s dead. Leading at the pot here is -equity.

5th: 2 choices. Play it like you did, intending to bail if 5th is checked through and you don\'t catch good on 6th or lead out and see how much the better low board likes his hand.

6th: I disagree with the poster who didn\'t like the fold. Opponent to your right comes out leading after catching a live ace. You don\'t have a made low, so he either has a made low with a draw to a low that beats yours if you both hit on the river *or* he\'s already ahead high. Plus the opponent on your left may be drawing live both ways.

The pot is too small and too many things have to go right for you. The fold is OK.

Joe Tall wrote:

3rd: You have to complete here. Too passive.

There is a 3, 5, 7 and two spades dead on 3rd and we hold a 1 gapper, 635 with 2 spades. Raising 3rd is not out of the question but calling is just fine and seeing how our draw develops in 4th with the 8 already limping. In low stakes games it\'s going to be correct to keep the pot small on the early streets with such a hand to see if we catch good on 4th. Such opponents usually \"plow through\" 4th street (aka call no matter what they catch) and by keeping the pot small on 3rd we make their 4th street calls incorrect.

Good point on 3rd street pot control. I may tend to be too aggro in cash games, completing with any 3-card 6.